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NN Asks: How can nuclear energy support the rising energy demand from data centers?
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (257+ words) A message from Hydro, Inc. A Technical Blueprint for EPU Equipment Upgrades: Increasing Reliability and Reducing Total Cost of Ownership Nuclear power plants can meet these requirements while reducing exposure to fuel-price volatility and transmission constraints, as my national lab…...
ABS Introduces Nuclear-Ready Notation For Marine And Offshore Assets
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (257+ words) Ocean News & Technology ABS Introduces Nuclear-Ready Notation for Marine and Offshore Assets The notation is featured in the latest ABS document, the Guide for Nuclear Ready Applications for Marine and Offshore. "The Nuclear-Ready Notation addresses a growing industry need to…...
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) - Finding practical solutions with feedback, collaboration for safety assessment database projects
58+ min ago (439+ words) Finding practical solutions with feedback, collaboration for safety assessment database projects Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)...
Experts Say Space Nuclear Power's Biggest Obstacles Are Logistical, Not Technical
21+ hour, 50+ min ago (40+ words) A workshop on nuclear capabilities in space dove into the opportunities and challenges that have surrounded this powerful technology since the first space race....
Focused Energy: $240 Million Raised For Laser Fusion Development
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (199+ words) Focused Energy, a laser fusion company focused on developing clean fusion energy systems, announced it has raised $240 million in Series A financing. The company said the round is the largest fully secured Series A financing in the global fusion industry…...
IAEA Launches Project to Develop Advanced Nuclear Fuels
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (227+ words) The project responds to growing international interest in fuels that offer improved performance, better fuel cycle economics and the capability to safely operate under a wider range of reactor conditions. It will also address the call from industry experts for…...
Canada's nuclear expansion depends on domestic uranium enrichment
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (874+ words) Canada is expanding nuclear power but remains dependent on foreign enriched uranium for the next generation of reactors. A nuclear energy renaissance is upon us. The gloomy early 2000s, when anti-nuclear sentiment was on the rise, reactors were prematurely shut down…...
This Princeton spinout just raised $100 M to power the AI boom with fusion energy " TFN
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (329+ words) Spun out of Princeton University and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in 2022 by Brian Berzin, Thea Energy is building fusion systems around a simplified stellarator architecture designed to overcome some of the biggest engineering and manufacturing challenges that have historically limited…...
FR26 Closes in Beijing as Fast Reactor Systems Move From Innovation to Implementation
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (511+ words) Experts gathered in Beijing for the IAEA International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles to assess progress, exchange knowledge and advance the deployment of fast reactor and fuel cycle technologies. More than 550 experts from 42 countries gathered in Beijing…...
Kenya shifts nuclear outreach - Nuclear Engineering International
21+ hour, 32+ min ago (297+ words) The new outreach strategy comes as Nu PEA works to address concerns over safety, land use and livelihoods, while Kenya continues preparing for a possible 2027 construction start. Kenya's Nuclear Power & Energy Agency (Nu PEA) has announced a shift to a…...